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Potential EPC Contractors
Abengoa (Spain)ACS / Cobra Group(Spain)Elecnor (Spain)Fluor (USA)Iberdrola (Spain)Lauren Engineers and Constructors (USA)
MAN Solar Millennium(Germany)Mortenson (USA)Parsons (USA)Sener (Spain)TSK (Spain)URS Washington Division (USA)
Request for Proposal issued in July 2009Indicative bids due October 15, 2009Short list negotiations begin in November 2009.Contract to be completed and signed in 2Q 2010.
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Potential SuppliersMirrors
Flabeg (Germany)Saint Gobain (France)Guardian (USA)Rio Glass (Spain)
Receivers Schott (Germany)Solel (Israel)
Heat Transfer FluidDow Chemical (USA)Solutia (USA)
FramesKaiserGossamerAlcoaSapa
Molten Salt SystemsBertrams Heatec (Germany)Durferrit (Germany) SQM (Chile)Haifa ChemicalsBASF
Molten Salt TanksChicago Bridge and Iron (USA)Brown Minneapolis Tanks (USA)Fisher Tanks (USA)
Steam TurbineGE (USA)Alstom (France)Siemens (Germany)Mitsubishi (Japan)ToshibaMan Turbo
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Environmental
Permits Required:Federal
Federal NEPA process / EISState
Arizona Corp Commission licenseAir PermitAquifer Protection Permit (water)
LocalMohave County Zoning Use Permit
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Potential Power Purchasers
APS (Arizona Public Service)LADWP (LA Dept Water & Power) PGE (Pacific Gas & Electric)Nevada Power (formerly Sierra Pacific Power)SCE (Southern California Edison)SDGE (San Diego Gas & Electric) SRP (Salt River Project)TEP (Tucson Electric Power) - UnisourceSCPPA (Southern California Public Power Agency) Northern California Public Power AuthoritySMUD (Sacramento Municipal Utility District)WAPA (Western Area Power Administration)
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Capex
Total $2 billion, including the following:$1.1 billion – solar field of mirrors, tubes, frames, pipes and heat transfer fluid$400 m – molten salt storage$300 m – steam turbine generator, power block and balance of plant$200m – land, engineering and financing costs
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FinancingEQUITY (50%)
30% solar ITC (Investment Tax Credit)Refundable as a cash grant by Treasury under stimulusITC grant could serve as part of equity
20% Tax Equity5 Year MACRS Depreciation creates tax losses
DEBT (50%)DOE Loan Guarantee ProgramInnovative Technologies (Section 1703) $20 billion availableGuarantee up to 80% of the project debtInterest rate under 5% on the guaranteed portion
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Project Schedule
Development Period: 2009-10 (1.5-2 years)Acquire land - 1Q 2009Design and engineer facility - 3Q 2009Secure all environmental approvals and permits - 3Q 2010Negotiate PPA - 2Q 2010Negotiate EPC - 2Q 2010
Financing Period: 2010 (0.5-1 year)Retain investment bank - 2Q 2010Organize lenders and equity investors - 3Q 2010
Construction Period: 2010-13 (2.5-3 years)Order long lead time items (e.g., steam turbines / generators)Install foundations and framingAssembly and installation of solar collectorsInstall steam cycle and power blockStart up and operations
Operations period 25 years, starting in 2013
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Hualapai Valley Solar Project
Largest planned solar project in the world 340 MW with storage or equivalent of 500 MW without storageObama’s stimulus package could finance the entire $2 billion projectProven technology: Parabolic TroughExperienced developer with track record
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Contact InformationHualapai Valley Solar Project
Mohave Sun Power LLCHualapai Valley Solar LLC
85 Hamilton StreetCambridge, MA 02139
Office: +1 617.225.0110 x100Fax: +1 617.876.5006
[email protected] address: mldong141
Mitchell Dong
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Resumes of Principals___________________________________________________________________________________________
Mohave Sun Power
Mitchell Dong, Managing DirectorGreg Bartlett, Project ManagerMike LaRow, Environmental DirectorRobert Marsh, Finance DirectorBruce Wrobel, Advisor
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Mitchell DongManaging Director
Worked with alternative energy and environmental industries since 1972Entrepreneur, developer, and private investorDeveloped 7 companies in the alternative energy space over last 35 years:
1972-1980: Energy Investment Inc - an engineering firm that specialized in energy conservation for building owners and demanded side management programs for electric utilities.
1980-1985: Mitex Inc - a developer, owner and operator of hydroelectric facilities. Mitex Inc developed and owned five such plants in Virginia and Pennsylvania, and obtained FERC licenses for an additional 10 plants. Mitex was sold to Sithe Energies, a subsidiary of the Compagnie Generale des Eaux (CGE).
1986-1991: Tellus Inc - a developer cogeneration plants in the US and was sold to a subsidiary of General Public Utilities (GPU). Flagship project was Onondaga Cogeneration.
1991-1995: FulCircle Recyclers Inc - operated an EPA permitted facility under the Toxic Substances Control Act that disposed of PCB-contaminated ballasts for electric utility lighting programs. Sold to Environmental Technologies Corp.
1995-2004: Chronos Asset Management Inc - developed quantitative models for short term trading in equity markets. Managed a $500M AUM hedge fund.
2004- 2008 : Solios Asset Management LLC - manager of the Solios Energy Fund, which trades electricity in the US. Solios Uranium Fund, which invests in physical uranium for investment purposes. Held nearly 1 million lbs of uranium at peak.
2004-Present: Pythagoras Investment Management LLC - family office investor in energy, natural resources and environmental sectors.
Holds a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University
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Greg BartlettProject Manager
Creative technologist with more than 20 years of experience in renewable energy development projects Has provided business development, strategic site planning, fundraising, and technical marketing services to many companies in this sector, including:
Mitex Inc (Boston) – a small-scale hydroelectric site development firm, acquired by Sithe Energies, a subsidiary of the Compagnie Generale des Eaux (CGE).Sithe Energies (New York) – consulted on large-scale hydroelectric and other energy projects throughout Asia and North America.Global Alumina Corporation (Guinea) – provided strategic research and an electronic document management system for construction drawings and correspondence, guiding a US$ 2 billion eco-friendly bauxite mine and alumina refinery in West Africa.Solar Energy Systems (New York) – led the effort to transition a large commercial PV installer company in the Northeast US to a national PPA provider of solar electricity.Ecodynamics LLC (Colorado) – developed investment documents for US$ 12 million in funding to start a wood pellet furnace manufacturing company, along with strategic plans for a nationwide pellet distribution network.True Energy LLC (San Diego) - developed financial models and investment documents to commercialize this company's patented waste heat conversion technologies, as well as to apply them to solar and geothermal projects throughout the world.
Hughes Scholar, published writer, and founder of three companiesAuthored business plans that have raised more than US$ 25 million, created innovative licensing/royalty business models, established global brands, implemented strategic industry partnerships, recruited key executives, written all forms of marketing & technical documents, and spoken at multiple conferencesHolds B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from M.I.T. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Mike LaRowEnvironmental Director
Project Manager with more than 25 years of experience in renewable energy and other major development projects.Has provided environmental and other project management services for the successful development of major projects in North America and overseas, including:
Mitex, Inc. (Boston)– a developer, owner and operator of hydroelectric facilities. Mitex developed and owned five such plants in Virginia and Pennsylvania, and obtained FERC licenses for an additional 10 plants. Mitex was sold to Sithe Energies, a subsidiary of the Compagnie Generale des Eaux (CGE).Sithe Energies (New York) – managed development of hydroelectric projects in Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Alabama, and Colorado as well as utility interconnections and transmission lines for cogeneration projects in New York State.San Roque Power Corporation (Philippines) – served as project manager for environmental and social aspects of the 350MW San Roque Multi-purpose Hydroelectric Project on Luzon Island in the Philippines..Global Alumina Corporation (Guinea)– served as project manager for the environmental and social aspects of the $5 billion integrated alumina refinery project consisting of a bauxite mine, alumina refinery, coal-fired power plant, and port facility.SitheGlobal BioFuels (West Africa)– served as environmental project manager for oil palm plantation and mill projects in several West African countries
Holds B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from M.I.T. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Robert MarshFinance Director
10 years of experience in investment management and energy markets.Involved in financial modeling, fund raising, structuring, and management for the following businesses:
Galatea Associates LLC – developed settlement and related backend infrastructure systems for major investment banks including Morgan Stanley and State Street Bank.Chronos Asset Management Inc.– developed models and trading systems for trading equities and futures in a quantitative hedge fund.Pythagoras Investment Management LLC – assisted a family office in making public and private investments in the energy and natural resources space.Solios Asset Management LLC – launched, and eventually managed, a family of hedge funds focused on energy market strategies including electricity trading and physical uranium.
Dealt with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and multiple Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) to establish power marketing authority for the purpose of trading electricity.Holds B.S. in Computer Engineering and Sciences, from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Bruce WrobelAdvisor
1979-1980: Temple Barker & Slone, Energy Analyst1980-1986: MITEX, Executive VP and Co-Founder
Project developer of the company’s hydro power projects in the US. Filed preliminary permit applications, license applications, negotiated EPC contracts, managed engineering studies, arranged project financing.
1986-2000: Sithe Energies, Executive VPDeveloped several large Independent Power Projects, including Independence, a 1000 MW gas fired combined cycle project with power sales to Con Ed/ Niagara Mohawk which came on line to 1997; and San Roque, a 340 MW hydroelectric project in the Philippines which came on line in 2003
2000-present: Global Alumina, PresidentDeveloped a 3.2 m ton per year alumina refinery in Guinea. The cost of the facility is expect to be$ 5 billion and is expected to become operational in 2012.
2006-present: Seacom, PresidentDeveloped a 16,000 km fiber optic line connected East and South Africa to India and Europe. Total cost is $ 650 m and is expected to become operational in June 2009.
2006-present: Sithe Global, PresidentDeveloper of several large power projects including Bujagali, a 250 MW hydropower project in Uganda, 875 MW gas fired power plant in Ontario.
Holds a BS in Management from M.I.T. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Other Projects Developed by Principals
MITEX – renovation of existing power housesTellus Cogeneration Inc.Flagship Project: OnondagaZheng Cheng Power Station
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MITEX (formerly Mitchell Energy Company, Inc)1981 – 1985
Hydropower plant developer; founded by Mitchell DongFiled 80 preliminary permits on existing Federal dams Secured more than 5 licensesFlagship project: Allegheny Lock & Dams 5 & 6
Two 15 mw facilities = 30 MW$ 55 m ( 1986 dollars)Allegheny River, PennsylvaniaOperational since 1988
Sold MITEX to Sithe Energies, a subsidiary of the CompagnieGenerale des Eaux
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MITEXRenovation of Existing Powerhouses
Columbia Mills HydroelectricExisting DamNew bulb unit, French made 300 KW to Virginia PowerOperational since 1984
South HillExisting dam, existing powerhouseRehabilitation of 75-year-old turbines165 KW to Virginia powerOperational since 1983
BridgewaterExisting damRenovation of existing powerhouseRehabilitation of 75-year-old turbines100 KW to Virginia PowerOperational since 1983
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Tellus Cogeneration Inc.1986 – 1991
Developer of 6 cogeneration projects ranging from 80-300 MW
Power contracts with:
Con Ed
Niagara Mohawk
Central Hudson Gas & Electric
LILCO
Virginia Power
Flagship project: Onondaga Cogeneration
Sold Tellus to General Public Utilities (GPU)
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TellusFlagship Project: Onondaga Cogeneration
80 MW, $ 135 million plantLocated near Syracuse, New YorkPower sales to Niagara MohawkGas supply by EnronChas T Main, EPC contractorEquity: General Public UtilitiesPlant sold to Aquila, which then sold to ArclightOperating since 1993
Working principal of combined cycle power plant
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Zheng Cheng Power Station
Purchased by Pythagoras in 200488 MW heavy oil fired power plant, consisting of four 22 MW PielstickenginesLocated in Zheng Cheng in Guangzhou Province, ChinaOperational since 2001Original cost of $ 70 million In process of relocating to Africa for emergency power